Rail.



I. C. WOODS.

RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 1915.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

d rrazzvzy WITNESSES. I M r 1/ x JAMES C. WOODS, OF LOCKPOBT, YORK,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLIl-LM H. WRIGHT, .33., OF NORTH TONAW-ANDA,NEW YORK, AND ONE-THIRD TO SAMUEL H.

. PETTIT, 'OF LOGKPORT, .NEW YORK.

RAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed March '13, 1915. Serial No. 14,138.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES C. Woons, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in Lockport, :county of Niagara, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rails, ofwhich the following is a full, :clear, and exact description.

One of the objects of my invention has been to provide a rail forrailways which shall be continuous, thus dispensing with the use of fishplates.

Another object has.been to provide a rail having joints so arranged thatexpansion and contraction will be taken :care of. I have also sought :toprovide :a continuous rail in which any one section may be removed andreplaced by another section with out having to disturb other parts ofthe track. Moreover, due to the two part construction of my rail, thejoints between any two sections are staggered so that spreading of therails or jarring, due to improper alinement of rail sections, isentirely overcome. Furthermore, my rail is especially advantageous forthe reason that, when used, bonding by means of electric wires isobviated.

My rail has the same rigidity and support at each end of a section as itdoes in the middle thereof. In case of a broken rail in either of thesections, the other section will hold the same in position and thusavoid accidents.

The above objects and advantages have been accomplished by the deviceshown in the accompanying drawings.

In these drawings, which form part of this application, like charactersof reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, of which:

Figure 1 is an end, sectional elevation of my rail. Fig. 2 is aperspective View showing the rail partly assembled. Fig. 3 is asectional, end, elevation of a modified form of rail.

My rail comprises a locking member 5 and a base member 6. The basemember 6 is formed with the usual flange 7 and web 8, rising verticallytherefrom. The web 8 is of even thickness at its upper edge 9 and isprovided at one side, midway between the upper edge and the flange 7,with a longitudinal rib 10. The upper face of this rib is preferably atright angles with the side of the web, and the lower face is preferablyat an obtuse angle thereto.

The locking member 5 is formed with the head 11 of the rail and with adownwardly extending, supplementary web 12. The supplementary web 12 isarranged preferably at the side of the center of the head 11 and isprovidedat its lower edge with an outwardly extending lock flange 13.This lock flange is disposed at right angles to the supplementary web 12and arranged to engage a recess let in the flange 7 of the base member6. This recess It extends from the face of the web '8 to a point nearone of the outer edges of the flange portion. The supplementary web 12is provided with a longitudinal groove 15 provided with faces-whichregister and co-act with the faces of the longitudinal ridge 10, formedonthe web 8. A reinforcementlfl is provided on the supplementary web 12and disposed over where the groove 15 is formed. The head 11 is formedon its under side with a longitudinal groove 17. This groove is situatedadjacent to the inner face of the supplementary web 12 and is arrangedto receive the upper edge 9 of the web 8. The angle of the lower face ofthe longitudinal ridge 10 and the thick ness of the flange 13 are sodesigned and proportioned that, when assembling, the parts may be forcedtogether laterally. The metal in the flange 13 is sufficiently light soas to permit this portion to yield until the webs 8 and 12 are broughtinto con tact, whereupon it will spring into the recess 14:.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the head 18 of the rail is madeintegral with the web 8 of the base member 6. The head 18 is formed witha longitudinal groove 19, which is located adjacent to the inner face ofthe web 8 and arrangedto receive the upper edge 20, of the supplementaryweb 21 of the locking member of the rail.

In assembling my rail, the base member 6 is placed in position upon thecross ties and the locking member 5 is forced in position over the jointbetween two base member sections. After the two parts are assembled, theusual spikes 22 are driven into the cross ties and the heads thereofwill overlap the flange 13, and thus prevent any possibilty of itsbecoming disengaged from the groove 14.

When it is desired to remove a section of the rail, because of wear orbreakage, nny one section of the locking portion maybe removed from thetrack independent of the other sections by prying the flange 13 out ofits recess and moving the locking member 5 around the upper edge 9 ofthe base member tending lock flange, the web of said base member beingprovided with a longitudinal rib and the supplementary webof saidlooking member being provided with a groove for receiving said rib, andmeansfor lockingly engaging the parts of said rail.

2. A two part continuous rail comprising a base member and a lockingmember, said base member comprising two lateral vflanges and a web, saidlocking member comprising a head, asupplementary web and anoutwardlyextending lock flange, one of said lateral flanges beingprovidedwith a recess, said head havlng a groove adJacent to sandsupplementary web for engaging the upper 1 I edge of the'web of saidbase member, said lock flangeengaging the recess in the flange ofsaidbase member, whereby the members and a web, one of said lateral flangesbeing provided with a recess, said'locking member comprising asupplementary web and an outwardly extending lock flange engaging withthe recess of said lateral-flange, the webof said base member beingprovided with a longitudinal rib and the supplementary web of saidlocking member being provided with a groove for receiving said rib, andmeansfor lockingly engagingthe parts of. said rail. 7 In testimonywhereof, I. have hereunto signed my namein the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES'G woonsj Witnesses i 7 Y J .VVM. ELLIS,

WALTER H. KELLEY.

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